The Focused Energy of Foxygen Captures New Album … And Star Power Live

Foxygen' s lead singer Sam France broke at least one mic stand with his maniacal dancing on stage at World Cafe live during the performance captured in our session today. When I asked him, he said it happens most nights. You might even hear it in today's live performance. The neo-psychedelic band Foxygen is the duo of Jonathan Rado and Sam France. The prolific band released their debut in 2012, put out We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic in 2013, and have just now released their third disc, a double album, called ...And Star Power. We will talk with the duo and listen to this performance in front of an audience at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Session Setlist
How Can You Really
On Blue Mountain
Coula Been My Love
Everyone Needs Love

Join us for the Free At Noon at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, as Foxygen performs a live midday concert on Friday.

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Bi-costal retro duo Foxygen made a splash last year with their charming single “San Francisco,” found on the heady rock and roll collage that made up their debut LP We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic. With an adventurous spirit and heavy dose of psychedelia reminiscent of Arial Pink and The Flaming Lips, the band returns this month with their follow-up double LP, …And Star Power. The record is out October 14th via Jagjaguwar Records, and XPN Welcomes the band to Union Transfer on Friday, October 10th. Click here for tickets. Earlier that day, they join us for a Free at Noon performance from the World Cafe Live stage.

January 27, 2014 - Foxygen is the work of Jonathan Rado and Sam France. Today we revisit a Vintage Cafe from early 2013 around the release of their very successful album We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic.

Last summer they gave interviews talking about a new double album forthcoming and 5 upcoming releases each centering on a different era from the past. We are still waiting and anxious to hear more. But as we wait let's check in with this interview from January 2013.

Quirky upstate New York four-piece Foxygen got crazy in a late-night Non-COMM set yesterday that blended Doors-esque poppy psychedelia with punk-y dissonance. Check out the setlist below, and listen back to the set in its entirety

Setlist
Make It Known
On Blue Mountain
Shuggie
We Are the 21st Centrury Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
Teenage Alien Blues
Foxygen - Non Comm 2013

"Foxygen blend their love of classic rock and psychedelic music in to something fresh and new and very well crafted. They manage to spin the past into the future like magicians."

An indie rock duo hailing from Westlake Village, California, Foxygen is now based out of New York City. Inspired by
20th-century legends such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and The Clash they offer refreshing electronic sounds
that flirt well with their powerful acoustic voices. The duo consists of Sam France on vocals and Jonathan Rado on
guitar and keyboards. They released their full-length studio album "Take the Kids Off Broadway" in July 2012. Receiving wide-spread recognition from numerous blogs and music websites, they are significantly increasing their popularity in the underground music scene.

Following the success of their debut album, France and Rado immediately returned to the studio to record and finalize
their second studio album. Released on January 22 on Jagjaguwar, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
clearly displays their passion for classic rock and psychedelic music.Recording in the legendary National Freedom studio, with music producer Richard Swift, the duo was able to finalize its musical masterpiece in just four weeks.

A true emerging duo, Foxygen was also selected as WXPN’s Artist To Watch for January and the band continues to receive positive press from CMJ and other influential music websites. Listen to this live session of Foxygen on World Cafe as the emerging duo continues to make waves in the music scene.

"Foxygen blend their love of classic rock and psychedelic music in to something fresh and new and very well crafted. They manage to spin the past into the future like magicians."

An indie rock duo hailing from Westlake Village, California, Foxygen is now based out of New York City. Inspired by
20th-century legends such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and The Clash they offer refreshing electronic sounds
that flirt well with their powerful acoustic voices. The duo consists of Sam France on vocals and Jonathan Rado on
guitar and keyboards. They released their full-length studio album "Take the Kids Off Broadway" in July 2012. Receiving wide-spread recognition from numerous blogs and music websites, they are significantly increasing their popularity in the underground music scene.

Following the success of their debut album, France and Rado immediately returned to the studio to record and finalize
their second studio album. Released this week on Jagjaguwar, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
clearly displays their passion for classic rock and psychedelic music.Recording in the legendary National Freedom studio, with music producer Richard Swift, the duo was able to finalize its musical masterpiece in just four weeks.

A true emerging duo, Foxygen has been selected as WXPN’s Artist To Watch for January and the band continues to receive
positive press from CMJ and other influential music websites. Listen to this live session of Foxygen on World Cafe as
the emerging duo continues to make waves in the music scene.

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Ok, so even before you hit play on the new album from Foxygen on Jagjaguwar it's hard not to admire the title. We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic exudes not just confidence and ambition, but a level of creativity and open-mindedness that excites you from the start.

It doesn't take long to realize that the imaginative title is perhaps the only suitable billboard for this collection of psychedelic pop-rock stew.

XPN Artist To Watch, Foxygen is the band founded and fueled by songwriters Sam France and Jonathan Rado. They caught their break after handing off their music to musician/producer Richard Swift a couple years ago. Swift, impressed, volunteered his recording studio and time to help produce what would become We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic. If you're expecting a futuristic collection, there is something unique and progressive about the combination of France and Rado. But the pleasant surprise with this band, and this album, is that for two guys in their early 20s their admiration and love for classic rock and roll is true. The touchstones on this album just scream bands like The Velvet Underground, The Stones, definitely some influence of The Kinks and David Bowie as well. Moments like "Oh Yeah" and "Shuggie" are doused in dreamy California soundscapes. While the infectious "San Francisco" could've been a hit in 1969 with Glockenspiel on full display and an irresistible male/female call and response chorus.

Foxygen carry out their vision, and that's no small task. They don't hold back on their experimental tendencies, yet We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic never feels too left of center. And that's due in part to the music that's influenced of both France and Rado, and how they translate that in their own art. Foxygen deliver an album that pushes forward creatively without forgetting the past.

We kick off the new year with the fast-rising experimental pop-rock project of Sam France and Jonathan Rado.

Formed in 2005, Foxygen is an emerging indie rock duo hailing from Los Angeles, now based in New York City. Inspired by various 20th-century legends such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and The Clash this duo offers refreshing electronic sounds that flirt well with their powerful acoustic voices. The duo which consists of Sam France (vocals) and Jonathan Rado on guitar/keyboards released their full-length studio album Take the Kids Off Broadway in July 2012. Receiving wide-spread recognition from numerous blogs and music websites, the duo is significantly increasing its popularity in the underground music scene, and their CD was named a Featured Album of the Week on January 21. Following the success of their debut album, France and Rado immediately returned to the studio to record and finalize their second studio album. We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic on Jagjaguwar Record, clearly displays the duo’s passion for classic rock and psychedelic music.

After an impressive performance in a Lower East Side club in May 2011, legendary music producer Richard Swift decided to team up with the Foxygen and help the duo create a beautifully composed album. Recording in the legendary National Freedom studio, the duo was able to finalize its musical masterpiece in just four weeks. Proud of their finalized product, the members describe the album tracks as inspirational messages that channel the need for inner-peace. A true emerging duo, Foxygen has been selected as WXPN’s Artist To Watch for January. Recently featured in a World Cafe Session, the band continues receive positive press from the likes of CMJ and other influential music websites. Learn more about featured band Foxygen on WXPN as the emerging duo continues to make waves in the music scene.

Foxygen returns to Europe for seven new dates in early February. The tour includes Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, and more. Returning to the States, Foxygen will continue touring with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and hit Philly on March 1, 2013 at First Unitarian Church.